I read this in a book today. "My Guess is that out of one hundred churches, maybe ten would say they want to transition. Most are happy as they are, or they'd rather die than change." (McLaren, p.147)
Seems to be pretty accurate.
Here is some more from the book.
"The traditional churches will have to do one thing about their traditions, if they want to retain them: they will have to relativize them. They won't be able to enforce then as being right, necessary, or biblically mandated; they will rather simply offer then as elements of their church culture that have meaning for them. And if they don't work the will feel free to drop them in favor of new practices that work" (McLaren, p 147).
Seems to be pretty accurate.
Here is some more from the book.
"The traditional churches will have to do one thing about their traditions, if they want to retain them: they will have to relativize them. They won't be able to enforce then as being right, necessary, or biblically mandated; they will rather simply offer then as elements of their church culture that have meaning for them. And if they don't work the will feel free to drop them in favor of new practices that work" (McLaren, p 147).
posted by Joy | 8:41 AM
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I find that statistic, or whatever it is pretty interesting. I view the church in a similar way as I do my own spiritual walk. I believe that the church needs to be open to change(transition) just as much I need to be open to change and growth. Both the church and we as individuals are on a journey. We are constantly being awakened to who God truly is. When the church says they are unwilling to change, to me it is the same thing as if I were to say that I am unwilling to grow and be stretched in my relationship with God. To be perfectly honest though, I am not always up for being challenged by my Father either.
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